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I hadn't read "Rage" in probably twenty years. I can see why King wanted it out of print. The psychology of Charlie is so different from most school shooters, so at first it doesn't really feel like it should inspire copycats, but the way the other students end up on his side is pretty icky. The ending with Ted is bizarre, honestly. But SK's writing is just so good, I read the whole novella in like one sitting.
— May 01, 2024 06:33PM
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Shannon
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The Running Man: Having not read it in quite some time, I was most taken with how RELEVANT this feels today. Elon Musk WISHES he were head of the Games.
— Jun 12, 2024 11:37AM
Shannon
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Roadwork: Okay. Not the best. By anyone else it would have been pretty good but you just expect more from SKing. I think if he'd written it a few years later on, there would have been some kind of twist, some amplification, something to turn it up a notch.
— Jun 02, 2024 06:02PM
Shannon
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The Long Walk is sooooooooo good. Though this time the last few pages felt really rushed to me. I get making the ending feel abrupt, but I found myself thinking, wait, I've missed something.
It's so interesting how you can continue to get something new out of different reads, though. I'd never got the alt-history aspect before.
— May 20, 2024 01:01PM
It's so interesting how you can continue to get something new out of different reads, though. I'd never got the alt-history aspect before.
